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No shots until proven safe: PM

No shots until proven safe: PM

Thais won’t be used for vaccine trials

A City Hall worker sprays disinfectant at the Klong Toey fresh market after it was temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bangkok on Friday. (Reuters photo)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Sunday insisted he won’t allow Thais to be used as guinea pigs to test the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, saying any jabs rolled out for use in Thailand must be proven to be safe.

On his Facebook page on Sunday, Gen Prayut responded to reports about the side effects following the administration of Covid-19 vaccines in a number of countries.

“We have to wait for experts to determine whether they have anything to do with the vaccines, or whether there were other factors such…

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